DRV TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES LTD
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Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (85/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DRV TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES LTD
- 2015-08-21➕PERCHOLLI RADHAKRISHNARAJA, Ram Karthikeyan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ram Karthikeyan Percholli Radhakrishnaraja Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Deepika Ram Karthikeyan Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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